Vulnerability of homeless people in Tehran, Iran, to HIV, tuberculosis and viral hepatitis.
<h4>Background</h4>Homeless people are at risk of contracting communicable infectious diseases, as they indulge in risky behaviours and lifestyle. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of the aforementioned infections and related risk behaviours among homeless people in Te...
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| author | Fahimeh Bagheri Amiri Mohammad Mehdi Gouya Mahnaz Saifi Mehdi Rohani Payam Tabarsi Abbas Sedaghat Noushin Fahimfar Arash Memarnejadian Mohammad Reza Aghasadeghi Ali Akbar Haghdoost Fatemeh Jahanbakhsh Mahshid Nasehi Ehsan Mostafavi |
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| description | <h4>Background</h4>Homeless people are at risk of contracting communicable infectious diseases, as they indulge in risky behaviours and lifestyle. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of the aforementioned infections and related risk behaviours among homeless people in Tehran.<h4>Methods</h4>In this study a convenience sample of 593 homeless individuals was studied. The ELISA method was used for the detection of HIV, HCV and HBV. Clinical symptoms, sputum cultures, acid fast bacilli smears, and chest X-rays were used to identify active pulmonary tuberculosis, and the Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) test was used to identify latent tuberculosis.<h4>Results</h4>The prevalence of HIV, HBV, HCV and latent tuberculosis was 3.4%, 2.6%, 23.3% and 46.7%, respectively. Active pulmonary tuberculosis was found in 7 persons (1.2%). Injection drug use was an independent risk factor for HIV, HCV and HBV infections. Older people had a higher proportion of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection (OR: 2.6, 95%CI: 1.9, 3.7) and HCV positivity (OR: 1.7, 95% CI: 1.1, 2.5).<h4>Conclusion</h4>Our findings highlighted that much more attention needs to be paid to the health of homeless people. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5e17926286a24e4693bbe6f6cfeef59c2022-12-21T18:10:38ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032014-01-0196e9874210.1371/journal.pone.0098742Vulnerability of homeless people in Tehran, Iran, to HIV, tuberculosis and viral hepatitis.Fahimeh Bagheri AmiriMohammad Mehdi GouyaMahnaz SaifiMehdi RohaniPayam TabarsiAbbas SedaghatNoushin FahimfarArash MemarnejadianMohammad Reza AghasadeghiAli Akbar HaghdoostFatemeh JahanbakhshMahshid NasehiEhsan Mostafavi<h4>Background</h4>Homeless people are at risk of contracting communicable infectious diseases, as they indulge in risky behaviours and lifestyle. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of the aforementioned infections and related risk behaviours among homeless people in Tehran.<h4>Methods</h4>In this study a convenience sample of 593 homeless individuals was studied. The ELISA method was used for the detection of HIV, HCV and HBV. Clinical symptoms, sputum cultures, acid fast bacilli smears, and chest X-rays were used to identify active pulmonary tuberculosis, and the Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) test was used to identify latent tuberculosis.<h4>Results</h4>The prevalence of HIV, HBV, HCV and latent tuberculosis was 3.4%, 2.6%, 23.3% and 46.7%, respectively. Active pulmonary tuberculosis was found in 7 persons (1.2%). Injection drug use was an independent risk factor for HIV, HCV and HBV infections. Older people had a higher proportion of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection (OR: 2.6, 95%CI: 1.9, 3.7) and HCV positivity (OR: 1.7, 95% CI: 1.1, 2.5).<h4>Conclusion</h4>Our findings highlighted that much more attention needs to be paid to the health of homeless people.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24896247/?tool=EBI |
| spellingShingle | Fahimeh Bagheri Amiri Mohammad Mehdi Gouya Mahnaz Saifi Mehdi Rohani Payam Tabarsi Abbas Sedaghat Noushin Fahimfar Arash Memarnejadian Mohammad Reza Aghasadeghi Ali Akbar Haghdoost Fatemeh Jahanbakhsh Mahshid Nasehi Ehsan Mostafavi Vulnerability of homeless people in Tehran, Iran, to HIV, tuberculosis and viral hepatitis. PLoS ONE |
| title | Vulnerability of homeless people in Tehran, Iran, to HIV, tuberculosis and viral hepatitis. |
| title_full | Vulnerability of homeless people in Tehran, Iran, to HIV, tuberculosis and viral hepatitis. |
| title_fullStr | Vulnerability of homeless people in Tehran, Iran, to HIV, tuberculosis and viral hepatitis. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vulnerability of homeless people in Tehran, Iran, to HIV, tuberculosis and viral hepatitis. |
| title_short | Vulnerability of homeless people in Tehran, Iran, to HIV, tuberculosis and viral hepatitis. |
| title_sort | vulnerability of homeless people in tehran iran to hiv tuberculosis and viral hepatitis |
| url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24896247/?tool=EBI |
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